Blood Gas Analyzers

This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Pursuant

to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5- 6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of

the Buy Indian Act, 25

U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized

and practicable.

The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) capable of performing

the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their

capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached).

Instructions for submission are outlined below.

Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and other small business are highly encouraged to respond to

this notice. However, firms should understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective

evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required.

Responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to provide a Combination

Ophthalmic Surgical Laser System.

The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice, which includes:

1. Company Name.

2. Company Socioeconomic Status.

3. Company System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.

4. Company point of contact, mailing address, and telephone number(s), and website address

Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and

knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives.

5.

6. DUNS Number:

7. Cage Code:

8. Tax ID

9. Date submitted.

10. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle.

Company’s System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. All respondents must register on the

SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/.

11.

12. Submit Indian Health Service Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached)

Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information

provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses

will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise

as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for

the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by

respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice

should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the

organization’s qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information

received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to

any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may

be published on a government GPE. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to

a solicitation.

Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your

response. The Government reserves the right to use any non- proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

How to respond: Please include the notice IHS 246-25-Q-0090 Combination Ophthalmic Surgical Laser System in the

subject line. Responses must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Audrey Yackeyonny at

audrey.yackeyonny@ihs.gov no later than 12:00 PM CST on August 22, 2025.

Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of

pages for this submission is five (5) pages.